http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Because home is where the weird stuff is... en Vox Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:47:53 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/imponderables-terms-i-just-made-up-part-v.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/imponderables-terms-i-just-made-up-part-v.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/imponderables-terms-i-just-made-up-part-v.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:47:53 -0700 The imponderable: why do people send e-mails asking me to "just look at [this] for grammar and spelling" when that is already 90% of my job? The Term: Businesscardia Category: Professional When you proofread so many business cards your heart yea... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/imponderables-terms-i-just-made-up-part-v.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f2190123ddaebfb7860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> random terms http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/you-lie.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/you-lie.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/you-lie.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:43:43 -0700 Hah! No, it's not going to be topical, sorry. I have wanted to change my name since...ever, basically, and finally took the plunge and altered my middle name this summer, after years of hearing people tell me it was going to be an unholy nuisance... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/you-lie.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f21901240b5d63e6860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> random http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/who-knew.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/who-knew.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/who-knew.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:03:41 -0700 Turns out that, at least in one way, cats are smarter than my 8-year-old self. Fortunately for my dignity, I do know from needing to clarify words... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/who-knew.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f2190110163da625860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> random http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/why-is-it.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/why-is-it.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/why-is-it.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:12:26 -0700 ...that Germany has the most interesting cannibalism cases? First there was the man who recruited his own enthusiastic murder victim, and now this unique take on a grandmother's recipe. Somehow, I think this impulse came from the same bizarre lus... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/why-is-it.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f2190110181d58a1860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> random http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/awww-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/awww-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/awww-1.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:56:34 -0700 This may well be the cutest thing I've ever seen! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/awww-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f2190110163eaa6b860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> random silliness http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/quick-hits-not-quite-as-intended.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/quick-hits-not-quite-as-intended.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/quick-hits-not-quite-as-intended.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:01:09 -0700 From a local paper: Highway floral displays face cuts From an e-mail, in which a chocolate shop was apparently having an Easter sale: 20% off Toady!!!! (The poor toady: you know it's a harsh economy when even henchmen get downsized...) <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/quick-hits-not-quite-as-intended.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f219011016794f87860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> random silliness proofreading http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/i-am-alarmed.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/i-am-alarmed.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/i-am-alarmed.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:51:55 -0700 I finally gave in and bought this alarm clock (though not at this price!) after Old Faithful let me down again last week. I hope I like it, and hope it stays around as long as the old one.* Which is going to live in the closet. I seem to have som... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/i-am-alarmed.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f2190110163e70ba860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> random apartment life http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/misplaced-madness.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/misplaced-madness.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/misplaced-madness.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:27:11 -0700 From Yahoo!, of course: Fish eats cell phone, still works after a week Thank heavens--I don't know where you take a fish for warranty service. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/misplaced-madness.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f219011018143a2a860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> silliness proofreading http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/quick-hits.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/quick-hits.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/quick-hits.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:54:14 -0700 As all the blog seems to have gone out of me lately, a few things I found interesting: The "space bat"--In the wake of the Natasha Richardson tragedy, this story about a bat spotted clinging to the space shuttle (but never seen getting the hell... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/quick-hits.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f219011018140599860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> random http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/oh-dear.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Apostrophina) http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/oh-dear.html?_c=feed-rss http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/oh-dear.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:44:17 -0800 I knew it! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://villagrammatica.vox.com/library/post/oh-dear.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c225265257f219011017a8cdd2860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> pets silliness